Love and Rockets #6 [Regular Edition]

(November 2018)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes images of variant covers; editorial about stories and collections; indicia.

Giving Up the Ghost (Table of Contents: 2)

Killer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gaudalupe's husband Gato died in a car accident...

Genre

drama

Characters

Domingo; Guadalupe; Luba; Gato Reyna (ghost); Jimmy Reyna; Doralis "Killer" Rivera

Synopsis

The family talks about the deceased Gato Reyna as his ghost lingers in the background. Killer talks with the ghost and then with Jimmy about the songs she sings. Domingo and Luba decide to get married.

Indexer Notes

Luba's statement that Guadalupe used to say she saw ghosts as a kid is a reference to The Whispering Tree story from Love and Rockets v1#7 (1984).

Animus (Table of Contents: 3)

Animus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are you talking about, Isla?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Animus (charred corpse); Isla; Katak; Lumina; Stefanovich; Captain Kork; Trix; Merlon

Synopsis

Isla separates from Lumina in order to divert the Hellmet that's chasing them. The Interplanetary Space Police captures Lumina, interrogates and then jails her but she escapes due to the See Stone. Princess Anima's severely charred corpse may be reviving.

Indexer Notes

Stefanovich, the elderly thief/black marketer who floats around in a pill-shaped pod won't be named until the following issue.

The Fruit of Patience (Table of Contents: 4)

Palomar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Somewhere outside the U. S. Border is Pipo's house in Palomar.

Genre

drama

Characters

Sandy Bobo; Carmen Calderon; Heraclio Calderon; Tito Calderon (single-panel); Chelo; Casimira de los Santos; Doralis de los Santos (ghost); Fritz; Guadalupe; Pipo Jimenez; Maricela (single-panel); Jimmy Reyna; Hector Rivera; Killer Rivera; Roy (single panel); Scott the Hog (single-panel); Errata Stigmata (single panel); Steve Stranski; Tipin' Tipin'; Igor Valdez (single panel); Venus; Vicente (single-panel); Yoshio Yoshiki; Hector and Carmen's unnamed twin sons (single-panel)

Synopsis

Guadalupe's friends and family in Palomar for her wedding party, as she's now married to Steve Stranski in this story mostly narrated by Hector.

Indexer Notes

Venus's first appearance since Love and Rockets v2#20 (2007) as she's now married to her childhood friend Yoshio.

A few of the characters shown on the final page are unnamed. Presumably some of them are grownup offspring of Luba's who haven't been seen in a long while in this series.

Billy, be a Hero (Table of Contents: 5)

Locas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look's like the fellas beat us to the field today.

Genre

drama

Characters

Hopey Glass; Mani; Sadaf; Max

Synopsis

Hopey and Sadaf arrive at a baseball field to give young Mani some batting practice but a team of older players is already there.

Honeymoon for Young Lovers and You (Table of Contents: 6)

Fritz; Luba / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, thank you.

Genre

drama

Characters

Domingo; Fritz; Luba

Synopsis

Fritz arrives at Luba and Domingo's honeymoon to chat.

Killer Song (Table of Contents: 7)

Killer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, anyone want to hear a new one?

Genre

drama

Characters

Guadalupe; Gato Reyna (flashback) (also as ghost); Jimmy Reyna; Dora "Killer" Rivera; Steve Stranski

Synopsis

Steve, Guadalupe and Jimmy watch Killer perform live. Then multiple years-spanning flashbacks to Gato's interactions with Guadalupe when he was still alive.

Frank Lopez (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whst the fuck was up with that shit?

Genre

drama

Characters

Anoush "Tonta" Agajanian; Judy Fair (1st appearance); Frank Lopez; Vivian Solis; Aunt Looseness; Uncle Ivory; Future Olympian; Vivian's Unnamed Bestie

Synopsis

A story focusing on Frank Lopez as he visits his Aunt Looseness, chats with some acquaintances on the sidewalk and then with Vivian and Tonta.

Ghost of a Chance (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the beach house of international cult movie actress Fritz.

Characters

Fritz; Guadalupe; Petra; Jimmy Reyna; Rosy; Steve Stranski; Venus

Synopsis

The family at Fritz's beach house as she plans to develop a singing career for Rosy.

Cry Baby Killer (Table of Contents: 10)

Killer / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mom, your boobs were a normal size until they grew big after you had me.

Genre

drama

Characters

Guadalupe; Luba; Jimmy Reyna; Dora "Killer" Rivera

Synopsis

Chat about boob size and fear (or lack of fear) of ghosts.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Indexer Notes

Promos for the publisher's Now anthology series, F. U. Press, M. Dean's I Am Young and Jaime Hernandez studio edition.

The Complete Love and Rockets Library (Table of Contents: 12)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez; ?

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez; ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Colors

?

Characters

Judy Fair; Frank Lopez; Vivan's Unnamed Best Friend

Indexer Notes

Back cover in color with publisher's logo, price, and barcode.

In the Fantagraphics Exclusive variant this is an illustration of Pipo Jimenez and Carmen and Heraclio Calderon with son Tito and their unnamed twin sons.